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The Big Poll of Now
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Capper General

It was once a concept that could tear the fandom apart at the seams - the prospect of a member of the fandom working on the show in any capacity. Well as we head into Season 5 we know that it's happening for real, and it's time to see where the hordes stand on the issue nowadays.

Comments (34)

I voted for "No", since I really don't like the thought of that. But as long as it's a small thing (which the BG thing appears to be), I doubt that it's even a big deal (of course, this fandom likes to make a big deal out of nearly everything).

I don't know. It doesn't seem like much. Most people won't even notice it. But that rule is now broken, and it'll be a lot easier to break it the second time. By season six, you'll be seeing fucking Flufflepuff in the background.

I don' t like the wording of the question. I voted no, but I wouldn't regret fan inclusion if it was done right. The question presented forces the read to imagine the possibilities of the outcome of a fan being included in the show (which is ironic because technically it has already happened. The show staff would likely be bronies if they weren't on the show already, and Josh Haber, who is totally based, was a fan before he became a writer for season 4. Will fan inclusion be the downfall of pony? Probably not. Do I 'like' the idea of fans working on the show? Not really. I don't really 'not like' it either.

Eh, it's whatever. Work/fans don't exist in a vacuum. No one would bat an eye if someone they considered a "professional" actor/musician/VA was a fan and then also did work on the show. The only difference here is that BG and others are either getting their start or at least a strong push because of the work they are/were doing as fans of the show. Otherwise, they are just people looking for work in a career they want to pursue. They would probably be working on other professional jobs at this point except that the show has been going on for half a decade.

As for why they got the job over anyone else it's just like anyone getting hired. The directors, producers, writers, other VAs, etc. are all interacting with the fans in a big way, so they are seeing, hearing, and through cons and other projects are working with people already, so it's not a mystery when they give somebody a call when they've already been working with them in some capacity assuming they fit what they want for the show.

The only problem I would have with anyone on the show is if the performance is complete ass and they keep it anyway because of who the person is. I would criticize that but be more understanding it if it was some universally known personality vs a "big in the MLP fandom" personality because the argument is for money purposes.

tl;dr I don't care who you are or where you came from as long as the show is good.

As long as it is a professional who happens to be a fan of the show I don't mind "fan" people working on it. The issue that arises like my cock however, is when they allow nonprofessionals and amateurs onto the show simply because they are big in the fanbase. All to often these people do not have the professional level talent needed to be on the show and actually be good. tl;dr if they are weird al and happen to like the show, but have a professional grade talent then I don't mind, but outside OC cameos I don't wanna see some half baked fan artist start appearing in episodes.

There should have also been a "who gives a shit" option. I just like watching rainbow horses and could give less than a fuck about who makes them so long as the story is decent and no one pushes an agenda down by throat.